novelraw Chapter 788 The Carpenter Emperor 43
Chapter 788 The Carpenter Emperor 43
Yang Lian rested at home for three days, then went to the Ministry of Officials to complete the investigation and cooperation, and then transferred to the Ministry of Households to be a doctor.Li Ruhua, Minister of the Household Department, specially called him over and talked with him about the way the emperor dealt with Yintian and Yinhu.
"Wenru, you also know that Taicang has been vacant for many years. His Majesty intends to unify the financial power of each ministry to the Ministry of Households. Each ministry must prepare the budget for the next year in the winter month, and then discuss it in the twelfth lunar month. In this way, the position of the Ministry of Households will be more and more important. It is becoming more and more important, and it is also related to Yintian's verification.
If the arable land that is taxable in the Ming Dynasty can be paid in full according to the actual amount, the court will no longer be short of silver, and the people will no longer suffer from taxes and corvees.The rest of the Six Divisions were transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and were assigned to various provinces to verify whether the number of hidden fields reported by the officials was true.Furthermore, His Majesty is determined to collect business tax, which is three tithes. "
Yang Lian frowned, "This business tax is relatively difficult to collect."
Li Ruhua agreed, "Your Majesty has made up his mind. He said that the world will not be stable without agriculture, and that there will be no prosperity without business. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and none of them will do. Scholars have canceled preferential treatment, and there is already a public opinion of injustice in Jiangnan. Another is the artisan household system. Your Majesty will also cancel it."
Yang Lian didn't know how to comment on His Majesty, so he tentatively asked, "What does the Lord Ministry mean?"
Li Ruhua smiled wryly, "The matter has come to this point, so we can't help but follow His Majesty. His Majesty took people to the craftsman's workshop of the Ministry of Industry a few days ago, and then ordered the Ministry of Industry to make major changes to the environment of the craftsman's workshop, bluntly saying that the craftsmen should be able to To take the initiative to do a good job, they must want to do it from the heart, rather than relying on the supervisor's whip."
Yang Lian nodded, "That makes sense. Students study in the same way. They must learn in their own hearts to learn well."
"You can keep up with His Majesty's thoughts. Forget it, let's not talk about it. The old man will entrust you with the inspection of Yintian. If you do a good job, I will ask you for credit. If you can't do it well, our household department, This old man and you are the sinners of Daming. Before the end of winter, all the censors sent out will return to the capital and bring back the latest fish scale books from various places, so that our household department will have a budget for the whole year of next year."
Yang Lian stood up and said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best to do this well."
"Wenru, I know you are a clean, prudent, and capable person. When checking the fish scale book, you can transfer trustworthy people to help the household department. The household department still lacks doctors."
"Master Xie Butang trusts."
"One more thing is that the Sixth Division of Nanjing and the Sixth Division of the Beijing Normal University merged, and Wang Yingjiao, Shangshu of Nanjing's household department, went to the household department to serve as the left servant. He is already on his way. I heard that he was in Zhezi and Tianzi, and Xiong Feibai's request for Liaodong allocation is different. Come on, come on, sit down and tell me about Liaodong. One thousand and two million, even if you search all the ministries of the capital and the inner court, you can’t find that much for Xiong Tingbi.”
Yang Lian was stunned when he heard that it was 1000 and [-] million.
"My lord, when Zuo Gongzhi and I were in Liaodong, I didn't hear Xiong Tingbi mention this matter."
Not only was Yang Lian, who just came back from Liaodong, surprised, but everyone in the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion were also surprised.
Is Xiong Tingbi crazy?Just because Xinjun continued to believe in him like Shenzong did, he dared to open his mouth like a lion, and dared to ask for two million taels of silver in the name of consolidating Liaodong?
This incident suddenly overshadowed the limelight of those Shanxi merchants who were taken into custody by the family, and the raid of Prince Fu's Mansion was already a thing of the past.
Zhu Youxiao was sitting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, holding Xiong Tingbi's three-way defense strategy brochure in his hand.The content of this book has already been read by Wei Chao to everyone including Cui Jingrong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.
"Tell me, is Xiong Tingbi's strategy feasible?"
Doctors above the Ministry of War were passed on to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, as were the dukes of the two countries and a few princes from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.Sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao was named by Zhu Youxiao.
These people think that Xiong Tingbi's strategy seems to be very reasonable. If it is completed, it should be able to prevent Jiannu.But it is this 1000 two million silver...
Everyone is thinking about where to get this huge amount of silver.
Zhu Youxiao waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for these military masters who were thinking hard to speak, and his heart gradually became worried.Military officers dare not stand up and say the word "war" when encountering problems, and they dare not express negative opinions on the strategies set by civil servants. Whether it is the Duke of the State, the Ministry of War, from Shangshu to Langzhong, is far worse than Sun Ce brothers, Zhou Yu and others.
If this was Liang Shang, those bandits would have been yelling for a fight, even though they were reckless.In the Three Kingdoms, those who boasted of quick brains had already presented ten or eight strategies for fighting the enemy.
Alas, he sighed in his heart, it was really exhausting for a lifetime.
Uncle Liu Kongzhao stood up suddenly and bowed to Zhu Youxiao.
"Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, it is better to invest the thousand and two million taels to equip our Ming soldiers. Train elite soldiers and completely destroy Jurchen in one fell swoop."
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, finally someone with a head to think about things is bloody.
The British Duke sneered in his heart, not to mention two million taels of silver, if half of it, he would dare to stand up and deal with the matter.With 200 million, you can eat and train 500 elite soldiers a year.Coupled with millions of good horses, guns, artillery, etc., not only the eradication of Jiannu, but also the recovery of Fushun and other places. The problem is that there is no money.
Ding Guogong also echoed Cheng Yibo and said: "Your Majesty, the 200 million spent is a passive defense. It is better to spend it on improving the strength of Ming soldiers in order to wipe out the bandits in Liaodong, so as to have a long-term peace. "
In Cui Jingrong's heart, Duke Ding also had the same idea.With Chengyibo and Dingguo openly speaking, he also echoed their opinions.But he reminded the young emperor with hesitation.
"Your Majesty sent Yang Wenru and Zuo Guangdou to Liaodong to show His Majesty's trust in Xiong Feibai. I think that when you have no strength to fight Jiannu, it is advisable to take the initiative to defend and wait for the opportunity for a decisive battle. Now refute his defensive strategy, Will it cause Xiong Jinglue to be uneasy and lead to shocks in Liaodong?"
Zhu Youxiao sneered, "Everyone present here, as well as all the courtiers in the court, I trust, that is, the so-called employing people without suspicion, and doubting people without using them, so I will continue to use you and the courtiers all over the Ming Dynasty to govern the world. But I believe in you, Is it necessary to take all the records of each of you? Otherwise, it is distrust?"
Cui Jingrong babbled, saying in his heart that the principle is like this, but Xiong Tingbi is a small-minded person who can't tell the difference between military affairs and trivial matters, and can use everything to vent his anger.
But he knew that these words could not be uttered from the mouth of the Minister of the Ministry of War, otherwise God knows what absurd things Xiong Manzi would do.
The Duke of England stood up, "Your Majesty is wise. I think Xiong Feibai's defense strategy is good. This year, he did a good job of appeasing Liaodong and guarding Shenyang. But this defense plan costs a lot, and it is not something the court can bear now. It is better to reject it." Safe. I agree with Uncle Chengyi’s proposition, train elite soldiers, and wipe out the slaves. Otherwise, if we defend passively, we will build the Great Wall. Without strong soldiers to guard it, we will not be able to protect the peace of Ming Dynasty.”
Others in the Ministry of War also began to agree, and Zhu Youxiao decided in his heart: Never let these uninitiated echoers participate in future discussions.
It was agreed that Xiong Tingbi's defense strategy could not be implemented, so Zhu Youxiao retained Cui Jingrong and the three nobles to continue discussing matters in Liaodong.
"My opinion is that this winter and next spring, we should focus on defending Jiannu from attacking Shenyang and Liaoyang. The news that Shanxi merchants can no longer provide material support to Jiannu should be known before October. Two things follow. Son, one is to strengthen the defense of the nine borders, and the other is to need someone to patrol the border on my behalf, and we must block all loopholes that may transport materials to Jurchen."
Chengyi Bo suddenly realized with a tacit understanding why the emperor invited him to participate in this meeting.He stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, I am willing to patrol the border on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and plug all the loopholes in the nine border defenses of the Ming Dynasty."
"Okay. Then you get ready, and you will get the order tomorrow and set off the day after."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for trusting me. Even if I go through fire and water, I have to complete the important task of patrolling the border."
Cui Jingrong thinks that it is suitable for Chengyi Bo to patrol the border on behalf of the emperor, he has a title, and he has an errand in the Five Armies Commander's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, do you want the Ministry of War to send someone to accompany Uncle Chengyi?"
"The military department has been transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Is there anyone in your military department who is qualified to go to the military department? If not, you can send a censor to go with you."
The British official interjected: "Your Majesty, with the censor accompanying him, if the Ministry of War can send a doctor to accompany him, it will be more suitable for dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of War encountered during border patrols."
Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and said with a smile: "This combination of three people patrolling the border is very comprehensive. Then focus on the sincerity, and the Ministry of War will select the doctor as soon as possible."
Cui Jingrong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Liu Yuanzhen, a doctor of the Ministry of War in Liudu. He was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Wanli (1595). He first served as the head of the Ministry of Officials in Liudu, and was later promoted to a doctor of the Ministry of War. After Ding You, he became a doctor of the Ministry of War in Liudu in the 28th year of Wanli. He is mainly in charge of border maps and books. He is serious in his work and unique in training soldiers. He is a suitable person to accompany Cheng Yibo on border patrols."
Ding Guogong said: "The officials from Liudu are still on their way to Beijing."
The British Duke said: "Send someone to pass the decree, so that he doesn't have to go to the capital, and he can directly meet with Chengyi Bo."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, "According to what Cui Shangshu and British Duke said. In the Wei Dynasty, it was passed on to Zhang Wenda."
Cui Jingrong and others saw that Zhang Wenda and Zhang Wenda were going to choose the censor to accompany them, and they had nothing to do with them, so they all bowed and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Zhang Wenda came very quickly.In the past few days, he has been looking for opportunities to meet the emperor in private, not for political affairs, but for the people of Shanxi merchants.Because he is from Jingyang, Shaanxi, he has an in-law relationship with those Shanxi merchants who have been imprisoned.He knew that those Shanxi merchants should be killed, and he would never do anything to intercede for them.But he hoped extravagantly to ask the new king for extra mercy and pardon those female relatives and children.
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